Rome and Beyond
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A website about cultural and natural sites in Rome and surrounding areas
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By the first century CE, Pliny the Elder listed Norba among the extinct towns of Latium.
October 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
By the first century CE, Pliny the Elder listed Norba among the extinct towns of Latium.
The city's life was relatively short but intense. It was captured and almost entirely destroyed in 82 BCE during the civil wars by Sulla's general, Aemilius Lepidus. According to historical accounts, the inhabitants chose to perish by setting fire to the city rather than fall to the enemy.
October 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The city's life was relatively short but intense. It was captured and almost entirely destroyed in 82 BCE during the civil wars by Sulla's general, Aemilius Lepidus. According to historical accounts, the inhabitants chose to perish by setting fire to the city rather than fall to the enemy.
Norba became a strategically important Roman colony in 492 BCE, established primarily to protect the border with the Volsci people. It served as an important fortress guarding the Pontine Marshes.
October 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Norba became a strategically important Roman colony in 492 BCE, established primarily to protect the border with the Volsci people. It served as an important fortress guarding the Pontine Marshes.
Beautiful! Love the foliage too 🍁
September 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Beautiful! Love the foliage too 🍁
Ok, thank you. I went on a cruise of the Helsinki archipelago this summer and fell in love with the landscape!
September 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Ok, thank you. I went on a cruise of the Helsinki archipelago this summer and fell in love with the landscape!